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Science Tipoffs from TNS Newsletter for 2024-12-18 ( 7 items )  
100+ Orgs, Municipalities Call on Gov. Hochul To Stop Iroquois Pipeline Expansion (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- The Food and Water Watch issued the following news release on Dec. 16, 2024: * * * On the eve of the New York fracking ban's 10 year anniversary, groups, electeds oppose the fracked gas expansion, which threatens public health, safety, and state climate goals * * * Albany, NY -- Today, on the eve of the New York fracking ban's 10 year anniversary, local electeds and activists delivered a letter from 105 climate and community organizations calling on Governor Hochul to  more PR

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory: Women's Lives, Breast Health, and Cancer (10)
COLD SPRING HARBOR, New York, Dec. 18 -- The Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory issued the following news: Links between breast cancer and pregnancy can be hard to discuss. Maybe that's why many of us don't learn about them in high school health classes or hear about them on the evening news. For Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) Associate Professor Camila dos Santos, that's precisely why it's a conversation that needs to be had. On October 27, in recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, CS more PR

EU-Funded Project to Research Health Damage Caused by Traffic Noise, Air Pollution (10)
LEIPZIG, Germany, Dec. 17 -- The Max Planck Institute for Chemistry issued the following news release: * * * MARKOPOLO: Successful application for European consortium for environmental research as part of the "Horizon Europe" funding program with the participation of researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry * MARKOPOLO - short for markers of pollution - is a four-year EU-funded initiative set to launch on 01 January 2025 * MARKOPOLO's goal is to explore the health impacts of t more PR

Food & Water Watch: Biden's LNG Export Study is a Weak Response to Inherent Harms of the Industry (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The Food and Water Watch issued the following statement on Dec. 17, 2024: * * * News reports indicate that the Biden administration is preparing to release a report that will detail numerous harms to communities, consumers and the global climate from expanded domestic liquid natural gas (LNG) exporting. However, the report will apparently not specifically call for a rejection of pending and future LNG export permits.. * * * In response, Food & Water Watch Policy Direct more PR

Food & Water Watch: With Only Thirteen Days Left for Action, NYers Demand Gov. Hochul Make Climate Polluters Pay! (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The Food and Water Watch issued the following news release on Dec. 17, 2024: * * * Governor can save NYers $3 billion/year by signing Climate Change Superfund Act * * * NEW YORK, NY -- With 13 days left for Governor Hochul to sign the Climate Change Superfund Act, 75 advocates gathered outside her Manhattan office today and demanded she make polluters pay! The Climate Change Superfund Act will make the wealthiest Big Oil companies pick up the cost for at least some of  more PR

NSF Celebrates 50 Years of the Safe Drinking Water Act (10)
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Dec. 18 -- NSF, a testing and certification organization in the water industry, issued the following news: * * * The Safe Drinking Water Act resulted in the creation of NSF/ANSI/CAN 60 and NSF/ANSI/CAN 61, helping safeguard global drinking water. * * * NSF, a global leader in public health, proudly celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA). The establishment of the SDWA led to NSF's development of NSF/ANSI/CAN 60: Drinking Water Chemicals - He more PR

Planetary Society Commends Congressional Leaders for Space Advocacy (10)
PASADENA, California, Dec. 18 -- The Planetary Society issued the following news release: * * * Bipartisan letter supporting higher NASA budget receives nearly two dozen signatures * * * The Planetary Society, the world's largest independent space interest organization, commends the work of the Planetary Science Caucus in leading a bipartisan letter supporting a higher topline and addressing the challenges facing NASA as part of the fiscal year 2025 budget negotiations. The letter, addressed more PR